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World Cup
In the second round of Group B of the third stage of Asian qualifying, Vietnam faced Australia at the My Ting Stadium in Hanoi. After a fierce battle, Vietnam lost to Australia with a score of 0-1.
In the 43rd minute, Australia scored the only goal of the match. Hrstic's precise diagonal pass led to a clever header by Grant from the right side of the penalty area, completing his debut for the national team. Vietnam lost both matches and accumulated 0 points, while Australia won both matches, accumulated 6 points and conceded 0 goals.
In the first round of the tournament, Vietnam defeated Saudi Arabia 1-3 on the road, while Australia thrashed China 3-0. In the latest FIFA rankings, Vietnam is ranked 92nd, 13th in Asia, while Australia is ranked 35th, 3rd in Asia.In the starting lineup, Vietnam made some rotations, with Dang Van Linh, Nguyen Phong Hung Vi and Bui Chin Dung replacing Bui Tan Truong, Vu Van Thanh and Doi Vi Manh (suspended for a red card), while the Australian team had Smith and McGrory replacing Biech and Boyle.
[Highlights]
In the 27th minute, Nguyen Phong Hong Vi had two consecutive shots from the left side of the arc blocked by Grant, the first of which was suspected to be a handball.After VAR intervened, referee Kassim did not award a penalty kick.
In the 34th minute, Nguyen Chinh Linh took a shot from 35 meters out that was parried by Ryan.
Australia took a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute when Hrstic's diagonal cross from the left side was met by Grant's header from the right corner of the penalty area! This was Grant's 15th game for the national team and his first goal. It's worth noting that this was the only shot on target for Australia in the entire match.
In the 61st minute, Pan Wende took a shot from 30 meters out that goalkeeper Ryan saved.
In the 87th minute, Duke sent a ball into the box from the left side of the field, but was offside and the goal was disallowed.
In the end, Vietnam was defeated by Australia with a score of 0-1.
[Both lineups]
Vietnam (541): 23 - Dang Van Linh; 7 - Nguyen Phong Hong Vi, 4 - Bui Chin Dung (81'13 - Ho Tran Thoi), 3 - Kuei Ngoc Hai, 16 - Nguyen Thanh Chung (76'5 - Nguyen Thanh Binh), 8 - Nguyen Trung Hoang; 20 - Phan Van Duc (63'15 - Pham Duc Huy), 14 - Nguyen Hoang Duc, 11-Nguyen Chun Anh (46'9-Nguyen Van Quan), 19-Nguyen Quang Hai; 22-Nguyen Chinh Linh (76'18-Ho Duc Chien);
Substitutes not playing: 1 - Bui Tan Truong, 2 - Bui Hoang Viet Anh, 6 - Leong Xuan Truong, 10 - Pham Trinh Hai, 12 - Nguyen Van Zan, 17 - Vu Van Thanh, 21 - Tran Van Kien
Australia (4231): 1-Ryan; 3-Smith (56'16-Biich), 19-Suta, 20-Sainsbury, 4-Grant; 10-Hrstic (78'7-Jago), 22-Owen; 11-Mabiel, 23-Rogic, 14-McGeary (56 ' 13-Muay); 9-Taggart (66'15-Duke);
Substitutes not on the bench: 2 Dicinic, 5 McGovern, 6 Elder, 8 Wright, 12 Thomas, 17 Jeanrot, 18 Vukovic, 21 Arzani
